Wyndham Adds 40-Plus Independent Luxury Hotels to Registry Collection via HotelREZ Deal

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is adding more than 40 independent luxury hotels to its Registry Collection Hotels brand through a strategic partnership with HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts, the representation platform behind Elegant Hotels of the World. The deal was announced on 3 November 2026. Integrations are already underway, the first hotels join this week, and the rest are due by early next year, with more to be introduced selectively after that.

What changes

Registry Collection currently has more than 30 hotels across nine countries, including the Bristol Panama, Hodges Bay Resort & Spa in Antigua and the Balfour Miami Beach. Many of the incoming Elegant member hotels are small luxury boutiques of between 20 and 50 rooms. They will plug into Registry Collection's sales, marketing and distribution channels and into Wyndham Rewards, which has approximately 129 million enrolled members, while remaining members of Elegant Hotels of the World. Owners keep full control of their ownership, operations and brand identity.

The first hotels

  • Rosselli AX Privilege, Valletta, Malta: a restored 17th-century palazzo, and Malta's only hotel with three MICHELIN distinctions under one roof: a Key for the hotel, a Star for Under Grain and a Bib Gourmand for Grain Street.

  • The TownHouse Mykonos, Greece: an adults-only boutique hotel in an 18th-century manor house above Mykonos Harbour, which kept its MICHELIN Key in the 2026 selection.

  • Galgorm Resort, near Belfast, Northern Ireland: an AA Five-Star resort on 550 acres along the River Maine, known for its Thermal Spa Village and championship golf.

  • TreeHouse Villas Koh Yao, Thailand: an adults-only retreat above Phang Nga Bay with private plunge pools and a beachfront setting.

  • Cinco Quintas Hotel Boutique, Cartagena, Colombia: a restored colonial house in the walled city, newly awarded One MICHELIN Key in 2026.

  • Roe Valley Resort, near Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland: a four-star country retreat on 155 acres with its own 18-hole golf course.

Beyond Registry Collection

A separate, flexible model launching later this year gives hotels in HotelREZ's Best Loved Hotels collection selective access to Wyndham's technology stack, including Wyndham Connect and Wyndham AI Concierge (formerly Wyndham Connect PLUS), and to its third-party distribution platform.

"Whether it's a once-in-a-lifetime vacation, a destination wedding, or a milestone celebration, members want their points to take them to places that feel as special as the moments they're celebrating. By partnering with HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts, we're expanding those offerings, opening the doors to a broader array of exceptional luxury hotels and resorts in highly coveted destinations around the world." – Scott Strickland, Chief Commercial Officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

"At its heart, our partnership with Wyndham is about unlocking commercial opportunities for our member hotels. For more than two decades, we've worked hard to earn the trust of independent hoteliers around the world and today, we're building on those relationships by partnering with one of the world's largest, most trusted hotel ecosystems." – Mark Lewis, Group CEO, HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts

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